Volitility Continues, No Clear Direction March 29, 2020

March 27, 2020 – Sorry about being late last week. The post was completed but only in Draft form. It took until mid-week before I found that out. I’m now back to using the “classical editor” and should happen again (I hope).

Yes, back to volatile up and down swings. Each move seems to begin with news, then gets amplified by computer algos. And so it goes, back and forth. I’ve laid out two possible scenarios. The first is “bullish” and is shown via dashed green line. The logic is the NASDAQ Composite Index retreats back to roughly a 7194 “mid point”, then rallies higher nexy week. This puts in a “higher low” price swing, which is positive. The “bearish” version is shown with a dashed red line. It just continues back to the previous low. At that point it just oscillates between Resistance & Support areas or, worse yet, heads even lower.

It all depends on virus and corporate news. Which in this environment is not a surprise. The markets are weak and nervous, and just about anything will send them off in any direction. No value in trying to predict but knowing key price patterns can help decipher overall directions; if only for the short term.

The table below tries to show short term sector strength. Though it’s hard to read too much into these right now. (Who would have thought Utilities / Defensive would be right near Semiconductors – Aggressive?)

That’s about it for now. I’m trying to avoid jumping into things too quickly, but also trying to remain optimistic as well. Have a good week. ………. Tom ………